Unit 1: Foundations of American Democracy

Rights you're born with, not granted by a government, such as Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of _.

The idea that the government gets its authority from the _ of the governed.

An unwritten _ between the people and their government, where people give up some freedom for protection and order.

A form of government where citizens _ representatives to make decisions on their behalf.

The principle that the government is _ by a constitution and the rule of law.